In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Three expert pathologists give evidence for a second day and are asked if drugs could have been involved in Noah’s death. One of the experts also says it’s “one of the most extraordinary cases” he has dealt with.

A special series from The State of Us podcast.

A special series from The State of Us podcast.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the barrister for Noah Donohoe’s family set out 10 failings they claim the police search coordinator was responsible for and the jury hears about an anonymous phone call to police about missing items belonging to Noah.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the jury hears a number of local sex offenders were investigated in the days after Noah disappeared.

A special series from The State of Us podcast.

A special series from The State of Us podcast.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today on day 20 the jury hears about an eight hour delay in passing information on Noah’s last known location to the search team.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the jury is played part of a tv documentary which focused on the search for Noah Donohoe and also heard evidence from the head of the Community Rescue Service which helped police try and find the missing 14 year old.

Credit : BBC’s The Search, Afro-Mic Productions

A special series from The State of Us podcast.